After Watching American Idol Go to ABC, Fox Counters With a New Musical Competition Show

In The Four, a quartet of 'finalists' will defend themselves from new challengers each week

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Fox said goodbye to American Idol last year after 15 seasons and now is watching its long-running hit migrate to ABC this midseason. So the network countered today with the creation of a new singing competition series.

Called The Four, the series will start with four finalists chosen from their auditions. The show “begins where most competitions end,” the network said in a press release. Each week, members of the quartet will be challenged by new singers trying to replace them.

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